SPRING
INDUSTRIAL
NUMBER
rlnce
Rupert
Looks
Forward
fo
Average
Year
In
Fishing;
kouraging
Halibut
Factors
1'rince
Rupert
looks
forward
to
an
average
year
in
fisheries,
mainstay
industry
of
the
port
A
winter!
ean-up
of
frozen
stocks
and
an
improving
demand
in
the
ritish
market
are
favorable
factors
in
the
halibut
mar-et
which
will
help
in
meeting
the
steadily
increasing
rnipetition
of
Atlantic
filleU
and
lake
white
fith.
The
oductioii
quoU
limit,
as
set
by
the
.
lfrnaUonain-irtetCommUlon
I
pra
rtiuOljr
tits
win
as
last
year
N
I
K
Y
1
lib
mdicaUasts
Ml
ihe
fishing
UUIllI
jibof
bottttlimelntMlty.
(
AT
niPRYi
rUinly
do
ls
tttfrf
in
recent!
t
1
UlUD
1
,
there
to
no
HMon
U
expect
UdUnd
-f
halibut
mwmo.
commenc-j
at
the
Xhound
,rel
a
ay
ut
(
today,
wtu
M
any
muter
man
,t
year
Desltff
n
not
hasard-
any
gusssss
sbwt
this
year'
ice
situation
bt
jeimt
that
the
rri
of
Ut
year
mar
be
maintain-
Expert
pretfkrttMM
are
that
sal-,
productfcM
UlU
jar
may
not
u
Urge
as
)ui
Wfcefl
there
was
RonusuaUy
hwfjr
MM
Uke
by
the
Urn
The
society
pack
on
the
tmu
River.
wWeto
will
get
under
4J
around
July
1.
will.
It
U
an-optted.
be
afeewt
fifty
thouaand
uti
ror
picks
Uxli
U
an
"off
rir"
The
vanguard
of
cannery
m
u
now
coMOwnctnR
to
arrive
ux
district
incrruH
fUh
reduction
activity
r
tir
dwtrlct
it
expected
to
be
.'.;:
."!
mu
year.
i.ili
(here
may
be
conMd
M
Not
Vet
lleen
Operated
Steadily
A
local
industry
that
may
possibly
become
of
considerable
Importance
In
the
future
Is
the
sawmill
at
Dodge
Core.
This
mUl
owned
and
operated
by
J.
Hedland
and
his
son-in-law,
A.
MeHn.
was
built
a
couple
of
years
ago
and
operated
for
the
.
first
time
about
a
year
ago.
Soi
far
It
has
operated
only
when
orders
for
lumber
hare
been
received,
a
very
'small
stock
being
gept
on
j
hand.
'
As
it
develops
It
Is
probable
'
that
a
complete
stock
of
lumber
will
be
kept
at
the
Island.
1
The
HadUnd
mill.
ha
a
capacity
of
about
ten
thousand
board
feet
a
day
but
so
far
It
has
not
been
operated
full
time
over
any
period
Some
of
the
logs
have
been
takrn
lout
by
the
proprietor
and
others
.
i
i
i
.
.
.
purrna,i
iroro
tocai
;iv
in
the
ftihinK
for
The
mill
can
be
seen
irom
prince
cs
to
round
out
the
Rupert
at
the
entrance
to
Dodne
,
hi
Cove
oti
Digby
Island
f
t
t
i
DWARD
A
V
Distributors
for
cicucDfce
tfMiDi
mm
ooivpr.
rupert
JRADE
MARK
A
VrUVOLlNf
Prince
Rupert
Sea
Products
F.ne
fne.
;m
as
oi
Layout
anu
-r.ii
.1
!
Tat-
rr.
:-.
X
O.
Vigar.
storekeeper
for
the
Canadian
Fish
&
Cold
Storage
Co.
ALASKA
AND
PR.
RUPERT
Proposed
Amendments
To
Jonrs
Hill
Would
Mean
Large
Increase
In
Cartoe
For
I'ort
Proposed
amcndim-ut.-
to
the
Jones
Bill,
a
statute
wh:ch
regulates
Alaska
shipping,
are
being
pressed
for
by
the.
Alaska
interest
and
it
is
possible,
il
eiuaed.
might
bring
a
great
deal
morj
shipping
trade
from
the
territory
to
the
port
of
Prince
Rupert.
Meantime,
a
steady
movement
of
Alaska
fisheries
products
for
Eastern
United
States
continues
to
come
this
way,
coasting
vessels
bringing
regular
cargoes
for
transshipment
East
over
the
Canadian
National
Railways.
Certain
changes
to
the
Jones
Bill,
which
are
being
asked.
in'$ht
mean
a
large
expansion
in
this
business.
Trv
a
lmiiv
fur-
u.wiru
an
vertttpmriit
fni
twst
rjull
COMMERCIAL
FISHING
Hardware
i
LUBRICATING
OILS
"THE
OIL
THAT
COSTS
LESS
TO
USE"
Cuts
down
expensive
engine
repairs.
A
trkljvill
prove
this
VALVUUm
agamsinni
omer
vus.
j
to
you.
Compare
I
Subsidy
Will
I
I
Aid
Shipping
I
Advice
Is
expected
at
any
time
now
from
Ottawa
In
re-
gard
to
the
projected
shipping
subsidy
for
-this
port.
Tenders
for
the
service
between
this
port
and
the
United
Kingdom,
establishment
of
whlih
is
con-
terhplated,
closed
a
few
days
ago
and
are
now
under
consld-
eration
of
the
Department
of
Trad
and
Commerce.
On
f-
these
tenders
will
be
based
the
subsidy
which
has
been
prom-
.
Ued
the
port
to
aid
tn
Its
de-
i
veiopment
as
an
ocean
ship
1
ping
centre.
.
;
Downtown
!
Building
j
Projects
Major
downtown
building
project
In
Prince
Rupert
at
the
present
time,
the
contractors,
Mitchell
&
;
Currie.
are
making
good
progress
on
the
construction
of
the
new
Dyb-havn
ii
Hanson
Block
at
the
north-t
corner
of
Third
Avenue
and
Fifth
Street.
Pouring
of
concrete
for
the
foundation
walls
has
been
omelet
?d
and.
within
about
a
i
week,
a
start
will
be
rmde
on
the
Scurine
for
thp
main
superstructure
walls.
The
contract
calls
lor
com-
OPERATING
THE
MOST
MODERN
ELECTRICAL
SHOP
ON
THE
WATERFRONT
HART
S
POSSESSES-
Terminal
Railway
Facilities.
One
of
the
finest
harbors
in
the
world.
Extensive
fishery
resources,
both
developed
and
undeveloped.
Two
fish
cold
storage
plants,
one
the
largest
In
the
world.
Dry
dock
and
shipbuilding
plant.
20,000-ton
capacity.
Smaller
shipbuilding
and
marine
repair
plants
as
well
as
machine
shops.
Grain
elevator,
1,250,000
bushels
capacity.
Adequate
coastal
steamship
services.
Large
and
well
equipped
ocean
dock.
Lumber,
shingle
and
box
milts.
Fish
reduction
plants.
Shellfish
plant.
Ore
sampling
plant.
Adequate
public
wharves.
All
marine
services.
Lighthouse
and
navigation
aid
depot.
Public
radio
station.
,
Fishermen's
wharves.
Yacht
Club
facilities.
Fisheries
experimental
station.
Plants
for
handling
and
shipping
of
fish
of
all
descriptions.
Abbattolr.
Some
twenty
canneries
In
district.
Fishery
supply
and
ship
chandlery
establishments.
Four
marine
fuel
stations.
Salvage
service.
Bunkering
facilities.
BoaUng,
fishing
and
hunting
facilities.
Aircraft
moorage.
pietion
June
I.
Progress
Is
also
being
made
on
the
concrete
addition
to
the
rear
of
the
Royal
Hotel
on
Sixth
Street.
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AND
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Invite
You
To
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Us
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